Re: [Solved] System freezes, how can I troubleshoot it?

I'm experiencing the same problem, but I'm using an Intel VGA.A Memtest ran without errors. I think this issue is related to KMS, so I disabled it and now I'm not experiencing the problem anymore (uptime: more than 6 hours at the moment).

I think we should write our specs, so that we can identify the problem more easily.Mine are:Arch x86_64, Gnome 2.28, Xorg 1.7.3.901, VGA: Intel X3100

Re: [Solved] System freezes, how can I troubleshoot it?

Hmm that sounds like a kernel panic. Could you check /var/log/kernel.log or /var/log/messages.log and see of there is any error logged during he time your system froze.

I checked the logs that you suggested by I didn't see anything obvious listed around the time that it failed. I also ran memtest recently and that didn't report any errors either.

I just had another lock up a little while ago and one more thing that I noticed in addition to the magic sysreq key not working is that there was absolutely no hard drive activity after it locked up. My hd light didn't even flicker. I usually have some ocassional activity there, even when not doing anything.

I'd really like to get this resolved, Arch is by far my favorite distro that I have tried. I'd hate to have to switch to something else.

Edit 2:One other thing that I just noticed, I'm not sure if it matters or not. My system shows that I have both xf86-video-ati and xf86-video-vesa installed. Is it ok to have both of these installed? I remember seeing in one of my log files something about both of these being found, like it wasn't right.

Last edited by Gumper (2009-12-15 01:45:36)

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